Farmers in eastern North Carolina told us that their cotton crop is probably a total loss due to Hurricane Florence. Other crops such as soybean tobacco and sweet potato are also effected… instagram.com/p/Bn80CycHoeZ/…

This mobile home had over a foot of water in it for several days. And although mold has already begun to grow, the occupant does not have anywhere else to go and is still sleeping here.… instagram.com/p/BoA_cGcnWJu/…

Oh North Carolina 💕🐴.... Ridge Clark, 23, rode his horse Moneylicious, bareback, six miles to the car wash to hang out with his friends, in rural Pembroke, North Carolina, Sunday, September 23, 2018.

Look at today's front page from Columbus Dispatch, a great mix of watchdog reporting from a veritable all-star team of reporters. Columbus, this newspaper is a vital local asset. Support it.

Battelle teams tracking climate changes over three decades. “And whether we understand them and know how to adapt to them ... is going to be more and more critical,” said Courtney Meier, a lead research scientist. dispatch.com/news/20190807/… @ByBethBurger C Hergesheimer

New Albany has been moving east into Licking County for years. But as more land is slated for development, what happens to those at the crossroads of suburban progress and rural life? Awesome photos by Joshua A. Bickel and must-watch video by C Hergesheimer dispatch.com/news/20191118/…

Spring market haul from the Saturday worthingtonfarmersmarket drive-thru. Last week we waited in an hour long line (in our cars) but this week is was sooo much smoother. Thanks to all the volunteers who keep this… instagram.com/p/B-5aGU7j40N/…

Protesters demand that Gov. Mike DeWine release 20,000 low-level felony offenders and those considered to be nonviolent, by the end of May. They also called for the release of inmates in county jails and those… instagram.com/p/B_YSaIHDY8Q/…

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Everyone deserves a mailman like Mike Miller 💌📬📦 Mail carriers are a lifeline to the rural Ohioans they serve. They depend on the #USPS. Diapers, life-saving medicine, mail-in ballots –– you name it, they deliver it. 📸 C Hergesheimer dispatch.com/news/20200817/…

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I wrote about these refugee families displaced earlier this month and a follow-up is coming soon. In the meantime, here's where you can donate to help some of them with rent for their new homes, thanks to CRIS: giveneighborrelief.org/crisohio/profi… dispatch.com/story/news/202…

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Huge shoutout to C Hergesheimer for all her work on this story. Make sure you check out her awesome photos and videos about this family. She put in a lot of time to tell their story, and it shows: dispatch.com/story/news/202…

About a month ago, I got an email from @LASColumbus about several refugee families who had been told to leave their homes with little notice. C Hergesheimer and I went to check it out. Here's our first story on the topic: dispatch.com/story/news/202…

She lived for over 3 years in a church's converted daycare room. Now she's home with her family. Here's what it's like: Solidarity With Edith dispatch.com/story/news/202…

Sometimes you don’t get a good interview, and only a mediocre photo, but you got to give a hug to a retired kindergarten teacher in her 80s, who really really needed it. #worthit Megan Henry